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v. -to corrupt or make worse by addition of something of lesser value
adulterate
v. -move back or retreat
recede
v. -to say again or repeat
reiterate
n. -payment
remittance
adj. -wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
opulent
n. -an affliction, destroying element, or disease
blight
adj. -easily bent; flexible; easily influenced
pliable
n. -courage in facing difficulty
fortitude
adj. -stern, unyielding, gloomy, or ill-humored
dour
adj. -intensely emotional
fervid
adj. -not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive
stolid
adj. -joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
blithe
v. -deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
bereft
adj. -experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant
tentative
v. -to make large or increase
augment
adj. -of or related to motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily real or true
ostensible
v. -express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value
disparage
adj. -lasting a short time
ephemeral
adj. -intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
insidious
v. -to give up a position, a right, or power
abdicate
n. -common language; everyday speech; often related to a particular locale
vernacular
v. -command against
proscribe
n. -elaborate and eloquent but logically invalid arguments often intended to deceive
sophistry
v. -to enclose in
encapsulate
v. -a hint or indirect suggestion
intimate